KRISHNA LEELA

The Pastimes of Lord Sri Krishna

tac chrnu

- Just Hear Me

SETTING THE STAGE

sri-bhagavan uvaca mayy asakta-manah partha yogam yunjan mad-asrayah asamsayam samagram mam

yatha jnasyasi tac chrnu

Now hear, O son of Prtha [Arjuna], how by practicing yoga in full consciousness of Me, with mind attached

to Me, you can know Me in full, free from doubt.

- Bhagavad Gita, 7.1

VEDIC LITERATURE

Shruti (Heard) Smrti (Remembered)

- 4 Veda

(& 6 Vedanga)

Rg, Sama, Yajur, Atharva

- Upanishads

- Itihasa

- Purana

SMRTI (COSMOLOGICAL HISTORY)

Itihasa Purana

Ramayana

&

Mahabharata

(Bhagavad Gita)

18 Major Puranas

&

Upapuranas

18 PURANAS

In 3 Modes Predominating Deity

6 – Sattva Goodness

6 - Rajas Passion

6 - Tamas Ignorance

Vishnu

Brahma

Shiva & Agni

SATTVIKA PURANA

Srimad Bhagavatam (in 12 cantos)

Conversations in relation to Sri Krishna & His pure devotees

Suta Goswami & Sages at Naimisaranya

Parikshit Maharaja & Sukadeva Goswami

10 Canto

Krishna lila

Compared to Lord Krishna’s lotus face

SHRUTI RITUALS

&ESOTERIC & PHILOSOPHICAL

SMRTI LEARNING THROUGH

HISTORICAL EXAMPLES

SHRUTI

raso vai sah

Taittiriya Upanishad 2.7

Brahman is rasa in Its essence

SMRTI (KRISHNA LILA)

akhila rasamrta murti

Krishna as the reservoir of rasa

RASO VAI SAH (What is Rasa?)

AKHILA RASAMRTA MURTI

PRECURSOR TO THE APPEARANCE OF LORD KRISHNA

THE DEVAS APPROACH THE LORD

LILA

BHOOMI DEVI APPROACHING LORD BRAHMALORD BRAHMA & DEVAS APPROACH THE LORDLORD’S PROMISE OF DESCENT

ESSENTIAL MESSAGE

THE VALUE OF TAPASMAKING CHOICE PRAYERSTHE CULTURE OF APPROACHING GOD5 ELEMENTS & PERSONALITIESENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITYMORAL RESPONSIBILITYAURAL RECEPTION

PURUSHA SUKTA

Mathura

KAMSA’S PERSECUTION & DEMONIAC QUALITIES

LILA

CHANDRA VAMSA & SURYA VAMSAYADU DYNASTY – KING SURASENA IN MATHURAVASUDEVA – SON OF SURASENAMARRIAGE OF VASUDEVA & DEVAKIBHOJA DYNASTY AND KAMSAASAREERAKILLING ATTEMPT & PACIFICATION

ESSENTIAL MESSAGE

DYNASTIES – KING OR RULER AS NARADEVANAME OF THE LORD IN RELATION TO DEVOTEESCULTURE OF MARRIAGEDEMONIAC TENDENCIES RESPONSIBILITIESSPIRITUAL EDUCATION – BODY & CONDITIONING

PRAYERS OF THE DEVAS

LILA

IMPRISONMENT OF VASUDEVA & DEVAKINARADA MUNI’S INSTIGATES KAMSA6 BABIES KILLEDBALARAMA APPEARSPRAYERS OF THE DEVAS

ESSENTIAL MESSAGE

DEMONIAC ASSOCIATIONROLE OF SAINTLY PERSONSKARMA – WHY?WHO IS BALARAMA?WHO ARE THE DEVAS?THE PRAYERS OF THE DEVAS

OPENING OUR HEARTS TO WELCOME KRISHNA

THE STAGE IS SET